Philadelphia, PA - After a 29-26 victory at Hofstra, the New Hampshire
Wildcats moved up one spot to re-claim the No. 1 position in The Sports
Network I-AA Top 25 poll. The 8-1 Wildcats held the No. 1 ranking for two
weeks earlier in the season (Oct. 1 and Oct.8). New Hampshire moved into
the top spot due to Furman's 27-24 loss at Georgia Southern. The Wildcats
have a 6-1 record in the Atlantic 10, and go out of conference play to host
Iona on Saturday. The Wildcats picked up 57 of a possible 108 first-place
votes and 2,634 points to claim the No. 1 spot.

Hampton became the first team to clinch a spot in the postseason by
knocking off Bethune-Cookman, 24-10, to earn the MEAC automatic bid. The
9-0 Pirates also vaulted one spot in the rankings to No. 2. Montana and
Southern Illinois posted wins in conference play to move one rung to No. 3
and No. 4, respectively. Massachusetts vaulted three spots to No. 5.

Furman fell five positions to No. 6 after the loss to Georgia Southern.
Texas State is up three slots to No. 7 after a 49-7 win against McNeese
State. A 24-0 loss at LSU dropped Appalachian State one spot to No. 8,
while Coastal Carolina remained put at No. 9. Georgia Southern is up four
positions to No. 10 after the victory against the Paladins.

Montana State is up one spot to No.11. Western Kentucky fell six positions
to No. 6 after losing in double overtime to Northern Iowa. Lehigh stays at
No. 13, while UNI is up three spots to No. 14 after the win against Western
Kentucky. Cal Poly moved three positions to No. 15 after knocking off
Eastern Washington.

Grambling State and South Carolina State are up three spots to No. 16 and
No. 17, respectively. Richmond moves five slots to No. 18, while Youngstown
State fell four positions to No. 19. Brown is in at No. 20.

Eastern Washington fell 10 spots all the way to No. 21. North Dakota State
is in at No. 22, with Eastern Illinois at No. 23, William & Mary at No. 24
and James Madison at No. 25. The Dukes are back in the top 25 after
dropping out last week. UC Davis fell out of the rankings.

All top 25 teams are in action this weekend. There are three matchups
between ranked teams, with a pair of Gateway Conference games highlighting
the schedule. No. 4 Southern Illinois is at No. 14 Northern Iowa, and the
winner will take the Gateway automatic bid. Also, No. 12 Western Kentucky
is at No. 19 Youngstown State. In the Big Sky, No. 11 Montana State visits
No. 21 Eastern Washington.